Authors: Kirsten Boie
The Princess Trap (34 page)
K
irsten Boie,
author of
The Princess Plot
and its sequel,
The Princess Trap
, was born in Hamburg, Germany, where she still lives today. Before becoming an author, Kirsten worked as a grade-school teacher. She began writing after the adoption of her first child, and since then she has published more than sixty books for young readers. She is the recipient of the prestigious German Youth Literature Award, and many of her books have become international bestsellers.
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English translation copyright © 2009 by David Henry Wilson
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